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Icons in separate bundle [message #655011]

Thu, 17 February 2011 18:45

Eclipse User

I would like to collect all icons I use in a single bundle, probably
together with some simple class to retrieve and resize them.
Rationale is this way I can change the whole icon-set simply switching
one plugin.
Is this possible at all?
It seems to me when I set some icon declaratively in plugin.zml, e.g.:
<command
commandId="it.condarelli.writer.commands.open"
icon="icons/32/Open.png"
label="&Open"
style="push">
</command>
I can only reference a path in the current bundle; is this correct?
Is there some workaround?
What is the recommended way to change the whole icon-set?
Should I override each and all icons progrmmatically?

Thanks in Advance
Mauro

Re: Icons in separate bundle [message #655042 is a reply to message #655011]

Fri, 18 February 2011 02:13

Eclipse User

You can use " platform:/plugin/${plugin_id}/${relative_path_within_plugin} " in the plugin.xml to reference icons in another plug-ins.

Re: Icons in separate bundle [message #655139 is a reply to message #655011]

Fri, 18 February 2011 08:26

Eclipse User

If you are working with commands, you can provide images for them using
org.eclipse.ui.commandImages. In that case, the commandImages
definitions could be in the separate plugin, and so swapping that plugin
would provide new images to all the commands.

The other option is as mentioned, use
platform:/plugin/a.plugin.id/icon_path/icon.png

Then you would have to replace them in your a.plugin.id plugin, as you
can't simply swap in a different plugin.

PW

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